Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

Ben, Trey, and Paul break down recent plays of Railway Boom and Dogs of War.
Then the trio launches into the discussion for this week: what does generosity look like at game night, and how do we aspire to be generous?

Matt and Jordan are joined by David and Corluka to discuss the indie TCG, Sorcery: Contested Realm. Is it the greatest thing to happen to TCG's since early MTG? Or is it just another (VERY) pretty face? 
How To Play Sorcery: Contested Realm (with Matt and Jordan): https://youtu.be/0voIN8W3CrU?si=o24xvuSmpCdY69W1

Ben, Jordan, and Paul convene in their coziest garb to talk about the coziest game of a very cozy 2026: Nippon Zaibatsu!  Well, cozy except for all the vicious area control and internal sobbing. We're talking about all the changes to the OG Nippon from 2015, and Jordan has a very specific and deserved beef to share.  Plus, Tenby, The Treasure Ship of Zheng He, QE, and [insert spooky music] SorrRRrrcery.

00:00 Intro
03:08 - Sorcery
08:42 - Tenby
17:32 - The Treasure Ship of Zheng He
30:41 - QE + its expansion Commodities
40:03 - Inis, Keyside, Fellowship of the Ring - Trick Taking Game
44:56 - Nippon Zaibatsu review

Matt, Paul and Jordan put on their wetsuits and dive into Feya's Swamp. Do you see what I did there? Dive into. Wetsuits. That's right, it's a swamp joke, ya'll.

Ben, Trey, & Paul review the 2025 game Stupor Mundi
0:00:00 IntroductionShackleton Base: Below. Within. Above. 
Keyside
The Vibe
Detective Club
Auf Teufel komm raus (Cabbages & Curses)
Terraforming Mars

00:51:50 Game Review: Stupor Mundi
Discord link: https://discord.gg/9e7QvC9S (good for only 7 days)

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